Richard Henry Pratt states that last year both the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs agreed that he should rent a farm adjoining the Carlisle Indian School to teach male students how to farm "general crops" and female students how to care for dairy cows. Unfortunately, he was only able to rent two parcels of land…
Henderson Tract (Farm)
![Request to Rent 110 Acre Farm from Mr. Parker Request to Rent 110 Acre Farm from Mr. Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0100.jpg?itok=S6qDxQJC)
![Request to Renew Hocker Farm Lease for Fiscal Year 1887 Request to Renew Hocker Farm Lease for Fiscal Year 1887](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0322_18808_0001.jpg?itok=3r7ji-wS)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to renew the lease on the Hocker Farm. Pratt provides the justification for the lease by claiming that the lease goes to support the charity fund which in turn is used to rent additional farmland including the Henderson and Sanno Farms. Pratt ends by stating that until the Parker Farm is purchased by the…
![Auditor Acknowledges Receipt of Extension of Henderson Farm Lease Auditor Acknowledges Receipt of Extension of Henderson Farm Lease](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0459_10709_0002.jpg?itok=Z0SLZ2Vd)
William S. Day, Auditor, acknowledges receipt of the notice of extension of lease between Rev. J. A. McCauley, R. M. Henderson, Richard Henry Pratt, and the Office of Indian Affairs for the Henderson Farm.
![Comptroller Replies to Extension of Henderson Farm Comptroller Replies to Extension of Henderson Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0459_10530_0002.jpg?itok=D3N54xPY)
Richard R. McMahon, Acting Comptroller, informs John D. C. Atkins that he has received Atkins letter regarding the extension of the lease between J. A. McCauley, R. M. Henderson, and Richard Henry Pratt to reduce the annual rental of the farm to $600 per year.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894 Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18141_0002.jpg?itok=aVLtGCNK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the lease of the Henderson Farm with Government funds due to a depleted Charity Fund. Pratt notes that the farm is necessary for additional grazing and farming purposes as well as drainage.
![Request to Rent Hocker and Henderson Tracts During Fiscal Year 1894 Request to Rent Hocker and Henderson Tracts During Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0991_21819_0001.jpg?itok=0zQyggH8)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Hocker Farm and the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1894.
![Pratt Forwards Henderson Tract Lease to Office of Indian Affairs in Quintuplicate Pratt Forwards Henderson Tract Lease to Office of Indian Affairs in Quintuplicate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0993_22791_003.jpg?itok=t0-KRLg4)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs a copy of the lease for the Henderson tract in quintuplicate. The lease covers the outlines of the land being rented as well as its purpose for grazing and farming at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Forwards Agreement Covering Rent of Henderson Tract for Approval Pratt Forwards Agreement Covering Rent of Henderson Tract for Approval](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0992_22333_0001.jpg?itok=D2P8Ctbk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs for approval the agreement between the Carlisle Indian School and the Henderson heirs to rent the Henderson Tract.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1894 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1894 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23701_0001.jpg?itok=seubUQez)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Henderson Tract for $400 to be paid in quarterly installments.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1895 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1895 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1101_25128_0001.jpg?itok=uLVe0BxF)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1895.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1895 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1895 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1214_27714_0002.jpg?itok=mO467OTL)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1896.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1897 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1897 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1330_24943_0001_0.jpg?itok=-9SYrwXd)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1897.
![Samuel Blackwell Forwards Lease of Henderson Tract for Renewal Samuel Blackwell Forwards Lease of Henderson Tract for Renewal](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1335_26974_0001.jpg?itok=W2wSoR0N)
Samuel Blackwell, Auditor with the Office of Auditor for the Interior Department, forwards for the purpose of renewal the lease of the Henderson Tract between R. M. Henderson, George Norcross, and Richard Henry Pratt dated August 20, 1890 to the Office of the Indian Affairs.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1898 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1898 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1431_25368_0001.jpg?itok=xMeieFOH)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1898.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1900 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1900 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1669_28687_0001.jpg?itok=Pwm8AszZ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1900.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1901 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1901 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32385_0001.jpg?itok=dQ5u552h)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1901 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Henderson Tract Rent for the 1902 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Tract Rent for the 1902 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37088_0002.jpg?itok=TbDAJw-K)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1902 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1903 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1903 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2119_39320_0002.jpg?itok=Sgmd5GR8)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1903 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1904 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1904 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2322_41310_0001.jpg?itok=tl_PWf19)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1904 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1905 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1905 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2559_45594_0001.jpg?itok=cVFMpFa6)
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1905 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1906 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1906 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2833_51874_0001.jpg?itok=_xfxBpSg)
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1906 fiscal year.
![Wise Forwards Copies of the Lease for the Henderson Tract Wise Forwards Copies of the Lease for the Henderson Tract](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2988_99382_0002.jpg?itok=d-u7C_ek)
J. R. Wise submits to the Office of Indian Affairs a lease between A. P. and R. M. Henderson as well as the Carlisle Indian School for the lease of the Henderson Tract.
![Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3000_102724_0002.jpg?itok=ZIo8cKpK)
William A. Mercer returns the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract to the Office of Indian Affairs for correction. Mercer requests that the contract be renewed for one year beginning on January 1, 1906.
![Mercer Returns Corrected Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections Mercer Returns Corrected Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3021_04865_0001.jpg?itok=yzh_mZlT)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by returning the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract corrected according to instructions.
![Mercer Forwards Leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts Mercer Forwards Leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3156_49556_0002.jpg?itok=Kj-DAPY3)
William A. Mercer forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts with his recommendation they be approved.